Ito shinsui biography of william
BiographyIto Shinsui (Itō Shinsui 伊東深水; Japanese, –)....
Shinsui was 24 at the time that he designed this print, and he had only been designing prints for 6 years.
SHINSUI
A central figure of the shin hanga movement, Ito Hajime (Shinsui) was a print artist renowned for his depictions of traditional landscapes and bijin-ga. Born in Tokyo, the precocious Ito began working as a lithographic designer and illustrator for a printing company at the age of twelve.
Two years later, he became a student of the artist Kaburagi Kiyokata, learning Japanese-style painting techniques. An auspicious young man, Ito quickly gained recognition for his works exhibited in Bunten, Teiten, and Nitten. By seventeen, he was producing illustrations for magazines, and a year later, he was discovered by publisher Watanabe Shozaburo.
Although Ito had no prior experience with prints, Watanabe saw potential in the young artist and commissioned him for Before the Mirror (1916), an artistic project that served to consummate their professional relationship.
Subsequent series include Twelve Figures of New Beauties and Collection of Modern Beauties (1929–31)